Adaptation options strategies for hazards and vulnerability mitigation: An international perspective

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 335-353

  Haque, C Emdad ^a   Burton, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Environmental extremes; Loss; Mitigation; Policy; Resilience; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; NATURAL HAZARD; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 25444462460     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-005-0050-y     Document Type: Review

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